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I prefer a knife as well for anything more than a few days old. A person can cut 7 month old calves, but I recommend learning how to do it on some smaller ones until you're comfortable with it. If you've got a neighbor or friend who knows what they're doing you can ask them to show you, or pay a...

It looks like it would work well for any of the purposes you listed. Price isn't too bad either, considering current feed costs in general. Animals should be able to eat a lot of it without too much risk of acidosis.

I'd put some iodine on that navel, too, if you can get some. He's probably already been exposed to more disease than some animals see in a lifetime.

I think you explained it pretty well. Beef cows generally don't get DAs because they've usually got plenty of fiber in there rumen to hold things in place even if they go off feed for a day or two. Highly digestible dairy rations don't provide the same lasting rumen fill if things start to go wrong.

I was thinking of this thread today while I worked on a cow with a uterine torsion....the suspense continues.

It depends. If she's in labor and dilated enough, your vet might be able to just reach in and flip it with their arm. If they aren't strong enough or can't get the right angle, they could chain the calf's feet to an instrument called a detorsion rod that they use to turn it. If she's not dilated...

How much trouble is it for you to have a vet sleeve her? I agree that she's probably fine, but one thing I always worry about when a late gestation cow appears painful and goes off feed is a uterine torsion. It's much more common in dairy cattle than beef, though I don't usually see it in...

Size matters as much or more than age. 400 lb. calves or bigger on good grass and a little feed will do well.

He looks like he doesn't feel well. Talk with your vet.

Make sure that you're weighing the milk replacer powder each time and feeding at the correct concentration. If your ratio of powder to water is off, calves can have a hard time digesting it and refuse bottles later in the day...

That's considered a feature on a modern dairy cow. Her front teats are larger than most dairymen would prefer.

The answer to your question is yes, but I'm not sure if a bag of grass clippings would produce enough gas to be dangerous. https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/forage/silo-gas-and-silo-fillers-disease/

Wisconsin has similar rules. Contamination of groundwater is a serious problem in some areas that have a high water table and shallow soil. I would imagine the Netherlands faces similar problems.

That's a discussion you'll have to have with your local vet. They may or may not be able to dispense it for you.

The study was conducted on arid range country, so a more accurate synopsis would be that rotational grazing doesn't work in the desert.

In three weeks it should be solid enough that you can just forget about them after the cast is off. I always sedate them for cast removal, but I'm a vet. It can be done without if you have good help.

Did it have external testicles? I've seen intersex animals where the line between sheath and vulva got pretty blurry.

That's a nice looking cast. I almost always leave mine on for three weeks with good results. If he starts acting like it hurts again you can cut it off early.

Most of the commercial hobbles are just under 2 feet wide. 20-24".

Yes.